/vr/ - Retro Games

>ja ja ja

Fucking BRs yo

>buy CBFD for $45
>perfect condition
>pay
>seller is suddenly inactive
>file for a refund
>forget it has a time limit
>lost $45

>>397925
Remind me again why its illegal to shoot at BR's for sport? They aren't even human.

>>397925
>brazilians

Someone post the cake video.

>>397943
>>397948
That's Spanish

>>397953
>what the fuck is porteguese

>HEUHEUEHUEHEUHEUEHEUEHUEHEUEHUEHEUEUEHIUE

>>397953

Its still a laugh commonly used by BRs, I see it all the time in Dota

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151011453239?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

The exact listing in my OP.

>ja ja ja

South American, likely Peruvian.

Do not trust.

>>397963
good god that last panel, I cant fucking breathe

>>397925
some kind of mexican probably

>>397994
>>397952
>>397948
>>397943

The item location says "Florida" so he actually might be Cuba. I know of a guy on a forum I moderate who says Ja Ja Ja and is just plain ol' Mexican.

>>397987
looking at his responses to his negs he is a douche bag

>craigslist
>"Lot of rare NES games, name price"
>Doesn't say which games
>It's only a couple miles away, so I contact him and ask if I can just come look
>agrees
>I get there, asian family
>stereotypical old asian guy
>"you want see games?"
>sets down box of games on sidewalk
>Multiple copies of Mario Bros./Duck Hunt, and a bunch of other common games
>Inform him that they unfortunately aren't rare
>Offer him $30 for the whole box, honestly offering more than I probably should have
>He yells something unintelligible, sounds like "are you kumquat?!"
>Takes box and slams his door.

I...wut?

I'm pretty sure you can still use the controller, OP. If you're not a retard, you could probably make your own analog grip to go over the control stick.

>>398080

HE IS NOT DOUCHBAG HE'S JUST LIKE IN DESCRIPTION. IGNORED NEWBIE

Who the fuck acts like that?

>>398110
what would be retarded would be to pay retail price for a used controller missing a grip

>>397925
Just find another cheap controller on there for parts and pull the thumbstick from it. I did it with mine and I have no problems.

>>398129

six year olds

>>398129

a lot of ebay fucktards sadly.

>>398131
>what would be retarded would be

>>398110
You could also just buy a controller that isn't worn all to hell

>>398163
/V/ is not here, sorry.

>>398179
>/V/

>>398103
>"You kumquat?!"

>>398103
Get out of here kumquat.

>>398080
>the lion king game was a cd audio of a song...not a game.
>ITEM AS DESCRIBED RETURN POLICY IGNORED NEWBIE!

How does this guy have a 99%+ feedback rating? The item being sold was "Lion King Simba's Mighty Adventure Sony PlayStation 1," so I don't know how the item description could possibly justify getting an audio CD.

>>398246
...ok, you win an internet. That was funny as fuck.

>Selling Nyko Airflo on eBay
>Shit is cash, only missing the thumb grip
>Little shit tells me it's missing like I don't know
>Tells me the item description is inaccurate
>Do you even eBay, bro?
>Little shit makes a thread about me on /vr/
>ja ja ja

>>398249
Because Mexicans

>>398256

>>398246
>being edgy at THE MERELY AN ACT
good job.

>>397943
HUE HUE RACIS AMERICA GIB MONEY PLZ O I REPOT U HUEHUEHUEHUE

>>398282
>huehuehuehuehue

Fake detected, real Mexicans say jajaja

I hate misleading prices. I'll be scouring Ebay looking for a reasonable deal, and think I found one. "Oh wow, this console is only $10? It's usually listed for at least $30!" Then I see the shipping cost is around $40 or something.

It's horrible with vintage mahjong sets from China. They'll offer them for around 10-30 bucks and the shipping will sometimes be over $300.

>Conkers Bad Fur Day
>like 50 bajillion listings at the time
>all of then at least $40 with RARE stamped all over the place
>send messages to a couple of them simply inquiring where they got their price
>RARE
>HARD 2 FIND

>>397952
>brazilians
>Someone post the cake video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uru-_Zt7UJc

This? What the fucking fuck

>>398347
Well, to be fair, Conker's Bad Fur Day was Rare.

>>397987
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=freemarketintheworld&iid=151011453239&de=off&items=25&which=negative&interval=365&_trkparms=negative_365

Holy shit what a dickbag, fucking jajajas

>>398347
Definitely not rare but very much in demand for collectors. You won't find a decent price on a cart most likely.

>>398361
hue...huehuehue...HUEHUEHUE...HUEHEUEHUEHEUEHUEHEUEHUEHEUEHEUEHEUHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEUEHUEUEHUEHOOOORFF!

jajajajajaja

>>398315
>Live in atlantic canada
>Close to the states, could drive over and gloat about being able to legally own and purchase kinder surprises if I wanted to
>Literally anything (see: everything) that needs to cross a border has 30-50$ shipping

I missed out on a 5$ gamecube and games before because I didn't have 60$ for shipping
Customs a shit, at least local stuff pops up every so often but I can't count on it

>>398347
To be fair, finding a reasonably priced CBFD is rare and hard to find. same with Earthbound.
Overpriced copies are easy as shit to find


God this is a shitty thread

>>398338
It's because 2/3 of Brazil live in cardboard houses and are starving constantly. It's probably the only time they'll get cake let alone enough food to feel full. The entire country is a shithole outside a few pockets of wealthy elites.

>>398347
Well, it is a Rare game.

>>398338

Dark-skinned poor people are fucking crazy, dude. Even if it's something of little value like fucking CAKE, they'll turn in to rabid animals. There's just some mindless savagery that comes out when they see something they want.

>>398406
Poor people from all walks of life can be absolutely insane, man.

>>398450
Probably. In my experience, poor white trash are more sneaky, slippery and underhanded with their shit. Shady cheats and thieves. Poor people with a little afro in them are just straight "'EY YO GRAB DAT SHIT" go-for broke snatch and grab, like crazy monkeys going ballistic.

That's just anecdotal though.

>>398303

Isn't "Huehuehuehuehue" just something used in that one "GIBE MONIES PLZ" comic? I've never actually heard anyone say it outside of non-BRs making fun of BRs.

>>398303
>real Mexicans say jajaja

Well that's a ja-ja-JAW dropping revelation

>>398854
Not even close, Carlos.

>>398256

If by funny, you mean lame and predictable /v/ bullshit, then yes, you are correct.

>>399035
It's obvious he was being sarcastic

>>398854
>that's a ha-ha-jaw dropping revelation
I hate seeing carlos being abused like this.

>having trouble with my bank accout
>ask the seller to cancel my order I can buy it later
>"no"

Worth the hour drive?

http://savannah.craigslist.org/vgm/3731686162.html

This game is barely worth $2

>>399120
Why would you want a game for the Regular Nintendo when they already came out with the Good Nintendo?

I'm afraid to buy games on ebay, ESPECIALLY discs.

Condition means absolutely nothing to most sellers. It's just like when they add "RARE, IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SOLD OUT IN STORES EVERYWHERE ONLY ONE ON EBAY, NOT [other popular search terms unrelated to item]!!!!" to every listing.
Everyone has their own opinion on condition. For me, a "very good" game would be complete (box, manual, game) with no markings and reasonable natural wear (sun damage on a loved SNES/N64 game, dents on a PSX manual because those fuckers were hard to remove, on systems notorious for disc-scratching are all OK in my book) on all pieces (the previous owner takes care of their things). To someone else "very good" means a fingerprint-covered and unnaturally-scratched disc in a case whose paper materials have distortion from water damage, but it still plays by some miracle (the previous owner mistreats their belongings like a mongoloid).

Maybe my own standards are too high? I mean, taking care of games that cost their parents $20-60 is a little hard to grasp for most children.

>>399238
It's true. You really can't trust condition claims.

You see so many cuntrags that list things as brand new and it's been used, clearly. They try to pretend like their lies about it only being used "a few times" somehow ranks it in the factory sealed tier.

I bought FFXII Collector's Edition on eBay once in an auction, listed as brand new, fucking thing arrives and it's in terrible condition, with motherfucking crumbs in the case.

I mean what kind of adult has a steelbook collectible version of a game and takes such poor care of it?

On the bright side though, eBay Buyer Protection was in full force at the time, so I got my money forcefully refunded.

>years ago
>buy one of those cool little PSOnes from EBay
>comes in very moldy and doesn't even power on
>complain and leave negative review
>douchebag who sold it to me begs and pleads to me to remove it
>stand my ground because he's not giving me a refund
>he threatens to leave a bad review on my page
>tell him to go right ahead
>he eventually closes his page and starts a new one because he was obsessed with having a spotless review record

>>398370
>>397987

>NEW
>NEWBIE
>NEW ON EBAY

holy fuck, I thought that retards only said that in videogames

>>399238

I bought Shining Wisdom from ebay, it promised top quality, when I got it the case was scratched beyond belief, which is fine I guess, but the CD had a sticker on it from its previous owner (some rental company), which if you remove destroys the image on the front, and the CD itself was scratched beyond belief. It did work, but damn.

>>398163
not him, but that's valid english grammar

>>398163
You're reading proper english, clown.

>>399340
>You see so many cuntrags that list things as brand new and it's been used, clearly. They try to pretend like their lies about it only being used "a few times" somehow ranks it in the factory sealed tier.
Ughhhh I hate those!
And they always word it like they are doing a favor by "testing if it works."

>>399075
If you think that's abuse, just wait until you see what I did to your mom!

>>399603

>>399603
>>398854
is this the ebayer OP is talking about?

>>399147

If you're referring to the Super Nintendo, the games are too pricy for me, and I prefer to have that as my "treasure hunter" collection, as in I only own games that I've found at flea markets/thrift stores.

>Selling a Virtual boy i found at a flea market on Ebay
>An almost unnoticeable scratch near where it says Virtual boy
>Take the effort to photograph defect
>Write accurate description
>150$, Buy it now or best offer.
>Inbox - Subject - ''VIRTUAL BOY IS SCRATCHED!!!!!!!!!''
>''The virtual boy you're selling has a nasty scratch!!! I don't really want a scratched virtual boy, my offer is 30$ for the set, take it or leave it.''

Get these sort of PM's all the time.
Oh how I love when people point out something I've excessively discussed in the description.

>>398370

Holy shit, this guy is such a dick.

Customer: "the lion king game was a cd audio of a song...not a game."
>reply: "ITEM AS DESCRIBED RETURN POLICY IGNORED NEWBIE!"
>item: Disney's Lion King Simba's Mighty Adventure Sony PlayStation 1

It's fucking gold.

>>399675
>150 bucks
>virtual boy
>shit system with shit games

i think you're a terrible person for even trying to charge money

>>397987
>What you see in the picture is what you get sold as is tested In Perfect Working Condition, Clean!

Actually he's not lying at all.
Missing the grip on a thumb stick is COSMETIC. It has nothing to do with the controller functioning properly.

But I will agree that this guy is a faggot based on his Neg feedbacks.

>See awesome Master System bundle, has a bunch of god tier games and all the peripherals, some of which go for 50 or more dollars by themselves.
>Miscalculate how much time I have left, set alarm wrong, oversleep by an hour.
>Winning bidder got a fucking huge Master System lot for 42 bucks. That's less than the average going price for each component of the bundle by itself.

>>397925
>Looking for a Gamecube controller
So that others don't have the burden of owning it?

>>399946
Around 50 loose.

probably has been asked 3242390482309 times but ideally what's a good price for earthbound?

>>397925
You at least reported the listing to ebay, right? Also I got an official brand Gamecube controller on there for $15, GC controllers are NOT fuckign rare

i might have some gamecube controllers lying around.

>>399857
Gamecube had the best controllers of its generation of consoles.

>>398703
have you ever played a MMORPG?

>>399971
I see you can't into reading comprehension. OP is talking about the Nyko Airflo controller, one of the few decent 3rd party controllers, which is relatively uncommon.

>>398383
I sell on eBay from the United States, and the cost to ship a light package (such as a cart or a PS1 game) to you hockeyjocks is only a dollar or two more than domestic shipping.

You're probably buying from shitty sellers.

>>400036
what a beautiful joke

>>400196
>>>/v/

>>399946
On eBay now you won't get it for any less than $150.

If you can go to retro game stores, check them out.

>>398383
You know that kinder surprises are legal in the US now, right?

>>397925
>"ja ja ja"
I honestly find that shit more enraging than "lol XD"

I also hate the people who charge absolutely outrageous prices for shipping

>Wanna get TimeSplitters for PS2 cos it's a cool game
>Find a guy selling for a few quid, he says the condition is very good
>He takes like 5 days to send it, and I was desperate to play it
>Get the game, condition is okay, not great, put it in to play, doesn't work.
>I think, fuck this, i'll just buy another one so I don't have to deal with this any longer
>Buy another copy of game for same sort of price
>Meanwhile, I put the broken game back in the envelope with a note "It doesn't fucking work asshole", and send it, I was in a bad mood.
>Get my new TimeSplitters super quick and it works nicely.
>Give the guy who sent me the broken disc a negative review
>He emails me angry, "what the fuck dude why didn't you contact me first to resolve the problem"
>I told him that he was negligent for sending a game that didn't work, so I took my custom somewhere else
>He begs me to change my feedback
>I don't, fucking asshole messed me around, I ain't got time to mess around with refunds and all that shit

>eBay
I hope you guys are joking. Nothing good ever comes from that place.

>>401695

Depends, really.

Got a factory sealed King's field dark side box for 150$, last month.

>>399603
Carlos!

>Go on Craigslist this morning
>See this

Okay, which one of you guys is it?

bought a fake GBA cart of ebay once. contacted the seller and he just straight up denied he had any idea. checked all his other carts and they had the same marks as the fake one i got. contacted ebay. he either made a new account or got removed as his auctions all vanished

>>397953
Whatever dude, all south americans are filthy fucking mongrels and thieves anyways. BR's just happen to be the stinkiest shit in the shit pile.

>>399823
What?
Go fuck yourself, "perfect" means that it is in its original form PERFECTLY, not missing a grip WHICH ACTUALLY HURTS THE USER.

anti-rage moment

>looking on ebay for N64
>someone is selling for $20
>it's some girl who took her ex-bf's vidya and was selling them off
>turns out she lives just a few blocks away
>tell her I can drive there and give her $15 in cash right now
>she gave me like 20 games to go with it, too
>mfw

>buy a copy of ALTTP
>get the game
>it's in german
>info said it was in english
>send the guy a PM telling him that the shit is in german
>whatever, dude. Just send it back
How do these people even live with themselves.

>Wake up
>Realize that brazil hasn't exploded and that BR's still walk among us
>mfw

>>401814
she clearly wanted to fuck

did you fuck her?

>>401840
no

>>401846

Go looking for Suikoden. Find this shit. God fucking damn it what is wrong is you people

>>399104
To be fair there are a lot of assholes that use that excuse.

>>397925

That is really a rage moment for you? Not that it isn't bad, but anyone that has gotten use to buying old stuff on ebay knows how common it is for every piece of shit to be listed as "like new". Why you never even bother with things that don't have a bunch of pics.

>>399675
150 is a bit high bro.

I've actually had good luck with Ebay. I bought an SNES, Earthbound, The Pikmin games and the .hack series, and they all work like a charm.

>>397987
He said "Perfect working condition" which is not the same as "Perfect condition"

As long as the controller is perfectly functional, you can say perfect working condition. You need to learn to read details before going full autist next time, OP.

>>401935
Ebay is easy to deal with if you know what to look for and check.
If the seller has any negativity in the last six months you should take a look and see what it was over
Then there is just making sure you get pictures of the actual item.

>>401890

The first one sells for that much now? Was like 30 ducets like 2 years ago.

>>397970
BRs have never used jajaja ever. Unless it was ironical or something. Stop making shit up;

>>401785
>>401832

That all that edginess to /pol/ or something.

>>401945

Those are just the highest listings, although the lowest is still $100.
Non retro, there was a set with IV, V and Tactics for $110. Some asshole wanted $120 for just V.

I've quickly learned that people on Ebay are insufferable twats.
I sold an old Nikon camera, a bit dusty, but in perfect working order and completely spotless on the inside.

This motherfucker leaves negative feedback saying it had grime and mold all up in it, and reporting him has done nothing.

Sorry for semi-offtopic, but this shit pissed me off and I use every opportunity to vent.

>>398383
if you're close enough that driving over the border to the states is no big deal, why not just drive over and get a PO box in the states to get shipped to?

>>401986
huehuaheuhauehuahuehue

>work for german ebay customer support
>notice a commercial trader who buys used SNES/N64 from private listings
>sends legal threats to these PRIVATE sellers if the auction details are 'supposedly' not exactly as described and they don't offer partial refund
>openly implies that sellers haven't sent the item if the item doesn't arrive in 2-3 days and the shipment isn't insured (the implication would be a legal offense in itself)
>sends a private message along the lines of 'typical woman' when one of those sellers says they won't comply to his demands
>I report this douchebag by every possible action that I can muster
>this turkish cuntrag is now banned, mostly thanks to his abuse of buyer protection cases and this one sexist remark
>FUCK YEAH

>List game on eBay
>no Buy it Now because I'm not a moron
>first day - 6 days until auction ends
>already has 10 watchers and $35 current bid
>some 14 year old sends me a PM
>"I'm a collector and I really want this game and I'll give you $40 for it"
Fucking children.

>>402032

I always feel a little sad when I am looking at the bid history of an item I am about to snipe, and it was a 1 feedback person constantly raising his bid when others beat him though the week. Not even realizing that on any video game item worth anything, all the real bids will come in at the last 10 seconds.

>>401890

Anyone have an explanation for this? I'm not a collector, so is this rating worth that fucking much to people?

>>402009
it's punishment for tripfagging

>>401764
>location:DUMBASS

>>402068

To stupid people sure
To people that got that same game in perfect condition for 9€ ?
No

>>402068
>Anyone have an explanation for this?
Morons who think that a mediocre game is worth paying a grand for.

>I'm not a collector, so is this rating worth that fucking much to people?
Dear god, yes.

>>402068
People are going full retard because it's a new form of rating, and everything connected to it is hilariously overpriced.

>>402079
Last time I was using a name, some guy started using it and started making me look like a complete fucking retard

>>402075
>mediocre game

Come on at least say that this is what YOU think, suikoden is hardly a mediocre game.

>>402095
Alright. That's purely opinion based. Would YOU pay over $1,000 for it then?

>>402068
>I'm not a collector, so is this rating worth that fucking much to people?

Don't worry about it then. It is a collector thing. Like you actually have to pay to get your shit rated on it, and it is something that only maters to other collectors. If you are an enthusiast then it means you want to be able to open the games and play them, look though the manuals and such, so it is extra cost that doesn't benefit you at all.

Just happened to me.

>Purchase game boy game off half.com, ebay sister site
>Estimated delivery time April 9th - April 19th
>Two weeks + to ship a fucking game boy game from Maine to Nebraska
>Come April 9th, no package in the mail
>Check the order details
>No package tracking
>Order Status: Refunded

Fucking bullshit.

>>402092

Now you're the only one who gets to do that!

Hint : Do not use a name OR a trip! No one gives a shit!

>>398303
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

>>402103

I wasn't talking about the price, and for suikoden 2 i would pay at best 70-80 €

>>402075
>>402076
>>402085
>>402098

It kind of reminds me of Diamonds: it's expensive because we say it is, and you'll buy if it you want to be called a proper collector.


Nigger I'm on eBay because I don' tmind something cheap and has some wear, not to drop a grand on a video game that peoplewould have a heart attack at the thought of opening it up to play it.. Manual creased,a small scratch or 2 on a disk that works fine? Means you probably enjoyed that game for a while, and don't mind if I do.

Also, from the site:
>Can I visit VGA's facilities?
>No, for security purposes VGA's location is kept secret and no customers may visit the facility.
>Location is kept secret

It's not a military installation, it'sa palce you grade vidya gaems.

>>402009
Why not just clean your shit up before selling?

>Ordered GameCube controller from some Chinese dude for 17 bucks
>Received it, works perfect, original legit stuff

>Two months later decide to buy another one
>Buy it in January
>March, still didn't arrive
>Contact seller
>He apologies and sends me another one
>It's almost mid april and still no controller

>>402110
I don't on other boards. Generally, I have good, solid discussion here and I like to be able to follow them, and having a name makes that a hell of a lot easier. Can't always find my pictureless posts otherwise, and might miss things.

>>402138
It was clean. All it had was a little dust on the outside of it. Place is dusty as hell lately because work I even included a free cheap lens on it as to not leave the shutter open to the world.
In no way did that deserve to lower my already feeble reputation. New account

Today i bought DQ8 for 18 €, good deal from my point of view, but while searching for other offers i've seen stuff like 65 or 59 € what the fuck is people thinking ?

>>402159
You should have contacted him a week later. It don't take that long to ship things.
2 weeks if it's overseas.

>>401963
A lot of BRs on WoW use jajaja. Sounds like you're BR and you don't do it. Which is amazing.

>>401963
>BRs have never used jajaja ever

Have you ever interacted with a BR? I don't think you have.

>>401963
Leave it to a Brazilian to add unnecessary -al endings to words that don't need them.

>>398347
I made about three hundred going to various Garage sales and finding games like Aladdin for Genesis buying it for three then listing it for twenty after giving it fresh paint or reversing the various label damages

>>398589
American and British poor white are definitely the rats and thieves, I've heard that inner Europeans are the go for broke crazy motherfuckers. I know several poor ass whites who'll manipulate and backstab like that shit was a Game of Thrones, and only poor ass black guy I know does that

>Checking out Amazon
>scroll by ratings
>1star votes
>know every one of them is bitching about something unrelated to the game
>once saw a complaint "My controller broke, so I couldn't play it."

>buy duke nukem: zero hour
>all text are in french(or someting), cant change to english
at last all voices were in english

>buy nes controller
>"new, works etc", no pic, but was cheapest one(at the moment), 20€
>its fucking thrid-party one, famicom style, with turbo-buttons and cord comes from left side and shitty as fuck
>mfw seller didnt even say it was non-offical/thrid party controller

>>402141
>It kind of reminds me of Diamonds
O man, if you ever want to read some fucked up shit, read an article online called Diamonds Are Bullshit and look up the history of DeBeers. What the flying fuck

>>399675
>>150$, Buy it now or best offer.
or best offer, they were making their best offer, why so mad?

>>402092
People have tried it on me, constantly.

They failed to convince anybody they were me, plainly because I type in a fake trip whenever I post a screencap of a thread that has a reply box.

>>398370
>Dragon Age 2 Sony PlayStation 3
>there are a few big scratches man :/ This is NOT CLEAN and nto LIKE NEW

That disc must have gone through some shit, blu-rays are really good at resisting scratches.

The Brazilians..

ARE AMONG US

Bump

>>401795
you're not understanding.
perfect WORKING condition does not imply perfect COSMETIC condition

if the seller said "perfect condition" then the item should be in both perfect cosmetic AND working condition AKA like new or open box

RETURN POLICY IGNORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>402898
I would attribute perfect working condition to also mean "not missing parts"
Do you do this when you sell shit on ebay or are you arguing for the sake of arguing?

Craigslist Funny

>Selling a working wii and ps1 with a lot of games, and fudged power input
>Agree on price of $120 and location of meeting.
>Get there, he checks everything out.
>"Alright, looks good to me. Could you take $105?"
>FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! "okay fine."
>purposely leave all the games in my car because of fuck you.
>Went home with all my games I planned on selling.

He jewed me, I jewed him, faggot.

>>399823
>>402898
as someone who played a lot of games on the gamecube and wii, as well as speedrun Twilight Princess.

Not having the grip makes the controller harder to use. 360 motions is a huge pain in the ass.

It's definitely more than cosmetic. Also you have to admit how can you trust something is "perfectly working" if there's no grip.

The grip usually comes out through months of vigorous playing.

>looking to buy a copy of Kirby Super Star
>the guy whose game I bid on has pretty great feedback and he answered all of my PMs including a collection of timestamped images of the cart working on a CRT and more images of the dang thing even one of the box he put it in to send to me
>his description of the game is "works perfectly on NTSC SNES, with a minimal cover damage - but it's a branded rental cart"
>eh, okay I won't be looking at the back of it anyway.
>mfw it comes in the mail 2 weeks later and the box was smashed and torn in 1 corner, about 2 inches of the cart is exposed
>the label got ripped a bit because someone put tape directly on to the ripped off corner, not even replacing the cardboard
>shit shit shit, it's still playable, but OH GOD WHY
>the bastards at UPS told me they don't take responsibility for things like that

UPS a shit general? UPS a shit general.

>>402976
That's why I trust FedEx; the box can get handled pretty roughly, but the package in it is pretty fine.

>>402976

I bought a boxed copy of Secret of Monkey Island on eBay, had the same shit happen to me.

I contacted the seller and blamed him for bad packaging. After pestering him long enough about it I managed to get about 70% of the item price refunded.

>tfw jewing an innocent seller

It's sort of bittersweet, but I was not about to be the one left out of pocket.

>>402958
Or you could have said "No, 120"
"Okay, 120."

It's called haggling.

>>402976
>UPS never has the online updated for what time to expect them.
>Overslept and missed them the first time, bummer, but why the fuck did they deliver it at 10:00AM
>They're coming back monday
>Me, cousin, and friend are chilling in kitchen since that's the closest thing to the door.
>2 hours passed and due to paranoia I check the door, another fucking slip. They didn't even knock or ring my loud as fuck bell.
>Call them and all they can say is "Well he said he did so he did".
>Wasn't the first time they've done this, actually set up a camera.
>The guy actually rings the bell, happy I got my package, but a little sad that I set up the camera and can't have my reckoning.

I fucking hate UPS. I've learned my lesson and always have a camera set up or sit on the porch, but I haven't really had much to buy lately.

>>398103
sounds like a bad case of the kumquat apocalypse

>>402212
I am a goddamn BR, and 'ja' doesn't sound the least bit like 'ha' in our language.

Stop spreading filthy lies and learn the difference, dipshit.

>>401840
I bet she got wet as hell contemplating the epitome of man that was coming to buy her N64.

>>402976
UPS always does the 'leave important package on door step where anyone can get it'. They do this with every package including ones where I have to sign. Needless to say I was tired of their shit.

>Buy a couple of RPGA rigs
>It gets shipped through UPS, needless to say I found my package just chilling in front of my apartment door.
>I didn't sign and really upset since there was a lot of money in that package.
>Take the package inside and call UPS the next day.

tl;dr version of the exchange.
"I never got my package."
"It says you did"
"Well I clearly didn't since I don't have it."
things happen and I get sent to another line.
"It says here you signed."
"I never signed anything and I'm willing to take that to court that someone forged my signature."

>etc.. We go back and forth and a lot of things happen over the next couple of days
>had to call the company because they claim "lost package is the responsibility of the seller"
>company tells me to call UPS and it's a huge mess.

but I ended up getting a second shipment of what I ordered and they actually rang the bell and required signature.

I haven't had any issues with signatures not sure if they have a board of "assholes you need to make sure you sign".

Though like >>402991 I do feel bittersweet because it was UPS' fault and the seller had to send me another 1,000+ worth of rigs. I imagined UPS had to pay him for the lost shipment but I'm just making excuses now.

>>402068
that's only for people who never plan to open their games.

The VGA/BGS rating is bullshit but I can see the point of having the most pristine condition of a console (which IS 100x rarer than actually finding the game.)

The main purpose of the VGA rating is the fact that they determine if it's a REAL unopened collection and not a really well done repackage.

However I don't have the money for that, fuck that shit. I buy unopened games and just take the word of whoever I bought it that it's not a repackage, and even if it is they're well done for a reason.

for all I know, some games I have aren't even playable or the game they claim to be since I'm never going to open them.

So how many bootlegs have you guys gotten instead of the actual product you ordered?

How about some anti-rage?

I just got an N64 from Spain this morning. Only took 2-3 days to reach me in north Europe, and was packaged in this clearly expensive sectioned delivery box with plenty of bubblewrap.

Not only that, but the item was in top condition and obviously well cleaned before sent. It even smelled fantastic.

Not once before have I been this happily surprised by an eBay transaction. I really felt I couldn't do justice to how good of a trade it was through feedback, so I actually send the guy an eBay message thanking him.

>this whole thread

where's my retro vidya
all I see is racism and ebay complaints
I thought I was reading /v/ for a minute

>>403143
Not /vr/, but I've gotten some Kamen Rider figure bootlegs from a seller before. The guy had good feedback and at least 1000 things sold already, but fuck that guy made me pay full price for a chinese bootleg model with shitty pieces.

I opened a dispute with that guy because it clearly stated that it was authentic in the description. I got my money back, but I'm still buttpained about buying figures on ebay now. I just use amiami and mandarake for now.

>Year of our Lord 2008.
>Buying an NDS flashcart online.
>The guy says he'll deliver personally.
>Meet him where we agreed.
>Be a bit late.
>He's not there.
>Forgot cellphone at home.
>A hour after - he's still not there.
>Go home, call the guy.
>He says it's my fault, but he'll come again.

>Use my fucking brain.

>It really is my fault.
>I was waiting at the wrong spot because I was fucking dumb.
>He says he waited for an hour, but it's ok.
>Pay him, get the flashcart.
>He gives me a DVD with a romset, winks and leaves.

>>403213
>winks and leaves

I think he wanted to fuck.

>>403143

I've gotten bootleg shit from amazon sellers alot. Fulfilled by amazon as well. Like got to be careful with any dvd thing.

>>403261
You're the only one who leaves when you want to fuck, /vr/gin.

>>403261
If a man gave me a romset, I'd be up for anything.

>>402076
I saw a sealed VGA rated game for less than $1000 earlier.

I was fucking shocked.

Only bootleg ripoffs I have gotten were Macross collection and a Miyazaki movie collection. Both from china. Half the miyazaki movies were corrupted too.

So far every nds game I bought was still in the packaging with nice booklets and everything so I assume they are not bootlegs.

>>403007
I'm glad FedEx leaves a note on the door so you can sign it so that they can deliver it while you're currently not at home when they do come back.

>>401764
>Location: DUMBASS

>>401764
Fucking saved!

>>403170
I had the same kind of experience with a seller from Japan. I bought a lot of SFC CiBs from him and was nice enough to mark it as a gift.(Postal services in the Netherlands like to charge €20-40 at random for packages from outside the EU)

Shipping took 5 days, and this was from Hokkaido.(They first get shipped to Tokyo and sent from there, Hokkaido is on another island) This is in stark contrast with USPS in America, which has a crappy tracking system and takes 2 weeks just to ship it out of there.

When it arrived, everything was wrapped splendidly, and about as clean as you would find them in a store.